Comparative analysis uncovers resentment and colonial legacies as drivers of energy coercion in global crises, highlighting the role of emotion over economic interests.
Key Points
Explain why energy producers deliberately initiate disruptive global energy crises despite the long-term risks to their economic interests and customer trust.
Comparative historical analysis evaluating producer-led energy coercion during the 1970s Middle Eastern crisis and the 2020s crisis following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Application of International Relations theory focused on political emotions, historical resentment, and post-colonial contexts.
Identified producer resentment as a central causal driver compelling states to implement high-risk energy coercion over rational economic self-interest.
Demonstrated that divergent colonial legacies provided the foundational geopolitical context governing both major post-World War II energy shocks.